discount vs deduction

deduction vs discount

discount and deduction both are nouns.

discount is a verb but deduction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discount	Yes	No	Yes	No
deduction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, discount and deduction are synonyms defined as:

discount and deduction: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Other synonyms of discount include price reduction.

As nouns, discount and deduction are synonyms defined as:

discount and deduction: an amount or percentage deducted

discount (noun)	deduction (noun)
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise	the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
an amount or percentage deducted	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan	reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid	something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
	an amount or percentage deducted
	a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

discount (verb)	deduction (verb)
bar from attention or consideration
give a reduction in price on

Difference between discount and deduction

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